History: 1969 Porsche 911S GT Factory Works, Marathon De La Route Winner

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Collector Car Vault, Santa Paula, California
1969 Porsche 2.0L 911S GT Factory Works
VIN: 119300009
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: Orange/Black
Mileage: -
Price: US$1,900,000





















Seller's Description:

- Bosch Mechanical Fuel Injection
- 190bhp at 6,800rpm
- 5-Speed Manual Transmission
- Front and Rear Independent Suspension
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes

THE MARATHON DE LA ROUTE, an 84-hour epic endurance race run between 1965 and 1971, was an event that pushed both car and driver to breaking point. Referred to by competitors as the ‘World's Longest Motor Race', a name which went some way towards describing this epic test of human and mechanical stamina and survival. Participating in the Marathon de la Route was like driving three and half Le Mans 24-Hours, back-to-back.

Porsche had a new weapon at its disposal for the 1968 event as its 911 now boasted the new 2268 mm long-wheelbase body as would found in its 1969 production cars. Although the lead car was entered as a 911 R, this car was not a full spec ‘R' as it was fitted with an uprated 911 S engine developing 190 bhp that featured Bosch mechanical fuel injection. Driven for 84 hours between August 20-24, 1968 to overall victory at the Nürburgring by factory drivers Herbert Linge, Dieter Glemser, and Willi Kauhsen ‘009' covered more than 6,275 miles. This fantastically original factory works car, in the same ownership since 1974, is recognized as having achieved the first international victory for a long-wheelbase Porsche 911. Of the four 911 GTS produced by the factory, this is the only example to have survived in its original specification.

Photo Credit: Michael Furman Photography, McKlein Publishing and Porsche.